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Company 95 was dispatched to Route 100 in front of Quigley Motors at 0534 hours for a vehicle on it’s side with the occupant trapped inside. On arrival crews stabilized the vehicle and worked with Boyertown Ambulance EMS to evaluate the driver occupant and cover him so the windshield could be removed to extricate him […]

Company 95 was dispatched to the 600 block of Englesville Road at 2143 hours for a report of a vehicle into two houses with entrapment. Crews arrived and found a vehicle had crossed Englesville Road from Madison Street and continued into a deck on the first house then continued down an embankment hitting a small

Company 95 members worked with low pressure air bags in a simulated rescue to lift a large dumpster up high enough to be able to remove someone from under the dumpster. This is a slow process with the team working together monitoring movement of the dumpster and placing cribbing under the sides to stabilize it

Company 95 was dispatched to the area of the South bound Rt 100 ramp at Montgomery Avenue at 1957 hours for a report of a two vehicle crash with one vehicle on it’s side. On arrival crews stabilized the vehicle, placed protective covers over the occupant and removed the windshield to extricate the occupant. the

Company 95 was dispatched to a vehicle crash, unknown injuries at 2152 Farmington Avenue in Douglass Township at 1852 hours. On arrival the vehicle was found to be abandoned and the engine was cool to the touch. The area was checked and no occupants found in the area. The area was secured and hazmat booms

Collapse 95 was requested at 1712 hours by West Reading Fire Command to assist with Structure evaluations and search and rescue operations at the Palmer Candy Factory after an explosion leveled a large portion of the factory and a neighboring apartment building. Crews arrived and worked with Command to inspect the surrounding damaged buildings and

At 1830 hours on Monday night Jake Bachman account Manager from Glick Fire Equipment met with the BAF&R Truck Committee, President Lehmann, Vice President Malizzi, Fire Chief Deiterich and Fire Commissioner Bealer to formally sign the contract and present the checks for $500,000.oo down payment to Jake securing in the deal for the new engine.